May 2007

News about backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering including avalanche safety and climate issues.

PM update: You guys are great, we’re flooded with emails for stickers. I ran out of envelopes and I’ve got writer’s cramp, and it all feels good. We’ll keep sending stickers out tomorrow. If you don’t see yours in a…

This past Friday’s annual Colorado Fourteeners Initiative (CFI) fundraiser “Festival of the Peaks” was a raging success. Held at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado, the event included a silent auction with an amazing amount of merchandise, a Mexican…

But even the darkest cloud has the potential to produce beautiful powder. Thus, sooner or later I suspect we’ll see a movie about Davenport’s fourteener project. I’m sure it will be enjoyable, even award winning — and perhaps better than the original cut by focusing even more on the personal, spiritual and wilderness aspects of Colorado ski alpinism.

Comparo: Fritschi Freeride Plus vs Naxo NX21 Backcountry Skiing Bindings